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Begone Satan!
Matthew 4:10
 


Behold, the Cross of the Lord!
Begone, all evil powers!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah,
The Root of David, has conquered!

 
St. Anthony of Padua, 13th century

 
 
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I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Jesus; Luke 10:18
 


Finding ourselves 
in the midst of the battlefield,
we have to struggle to do 
what is right
at a great cost to ourselves.

 
'Gaudium et Spes'; Hope and Joy, 1965

 
 
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They brought to Jesus
many who were possessed with demons,
and he cast out the spirits by a word.
Matthew 8:16
 


Jesus conquered evil with mercy.

 
Pope Francis, 21st century

 
 
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Deliver us from evil.
Matthew 6:13
 


The devil unsettles the minds of all,
preying on our anxieties, searching into our dispositions;
seeking opportunities of causing evil
where he sees each one to be most vulnerable.
Christians must remain ever watchful.

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

 
 
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Conquer evil by love.
Romans 12:21
 


Darkness can only be scattered by light;
hatred can only be conquered by love.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 
 
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Behold, he comes.
Song of Songs 2:8
 


Christ declared war against our enemy,
crushing him who in the beginning
had taken us captive in Adam.

 
St. Irenaeus, 2nd century

 
 
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Abstain from every form of evil.
1 Thessalonians 5:22
 


The one who renounces the devil
turns towards Christ, and fixes his gaze directly on him.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

 
 
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I will go to the altar of God;
I will praise You.
Psalm 43:4
 


Try to gather more frequently to celebrate God's Eucharist and to praise Him.
When you meet with frequency, Satan's powers are overthrown
by the unanimity of your faith.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 

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